# 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the championship game at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

## Rule changes

Following the Supreme Court of the United States June 2021 ruling in the National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston case, student athlete compensation, such as payment for name, image and likeness (NIL), became permissible for NCAA scholarship athletes on July 1, 2021.
The following rule changes have been recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2021–22 season:
* Flopping can result in a technical foul.
* Increase to six personal fouls before disqualification, with a maximum of four fouls allowed per half (experimental in NIT for 2022). If a player commits four personal fouls in a single half they will be disqualified for the remainder of the game.
* Allowance at the league level for coaches to use technology, live statistics and video on the bench.
* Team timeouts can serve as/replace media timeouts (e.g., team calls timeout at the 18-minute mark in a half, that would be used as the under-16-minute media timeout).
* Shot clocks will now be able to display tenths of a second, similar to the NBA.

## Season headlines

Two of the most significant developments impacting the 2021–22 season took place before the end of the 2020–21 school year, with one occurring before the start of the 2020–21 basketball season.
* On October 14, 2020, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of athletic eligibility.
* On April 15, 2021, the NCAA Division I Council adopted legislation that extended the so-called "one-time transfer exception" to all D-I sports, with the Division I Board of Directors ratifying this on April 28. This allows student-athletes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, and men's ice hockey to transfer one time without having to sit out a year, placing them under the same transfer regulations that previously applied to all other D-I sports.
Other news:
* May 6 – The University of Hartford's governing board voted to begin the process of transitioning the school's athletic program from Division I to NCAA Division III. The plan calls for the following steps:
** January 2022: Formal request for reclassification with the NCAA
** 2022–23: No athletic scholarships will be awarded to incoming students.
** 2023–24: Become a provisional member in a D-III conference to be determined; transition remaining students off athletic scholarships by the end of that school year
** 2024–25: Become a full member of the aforementioned D-III conference
** 2025–26: Full D-III membership
* May 18 – The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky released an indictment of former Louisville assistant Dino Gaudio for attempted extortion. The indictment accused Gaudio, whose contract with Louisville was not renewed after the 2020–21 season, of threatening to report NCAA rules violations in the Louisville program to media unless he received an additional 17 months of salary. Gaudio would plead guilty on June 4 and was sentenced to a year of probation and a $10,000 fine on August 27. In fallout from the case, Louisville suspended head coach Chris Mack without pay for the first 6 games of the 2021–22 season. The university concluded that he failed to follow its guidelines and procedures in relation to the incident.
* July 30 – Oklahoma and Texas formally accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference following the 2024–25 season.
* September 3 – Multiple media outlets reported that the Big 12 was on the verge of inviting four schools—American Athletic Conference members Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF, plus BYU, a West Coast Conference member and an FBS independent in football. All four schools were reportedly preparing membership applications, and their future entrance could be approved as early as the next scheduled meeting of Big 12 presidents on September 10. The entry timeline was uncertain at the time of the report, but would most likely be in 2024, and on September 10 the four schools were officially announced as incoming Big 12 members no later than 2024–25.
* October 21 – Six Conference USA members were announced as incoming members of The American Athletic Conference at a future date—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.
* October 22 – The Action Network reported that C-USA member Southern Miss had accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference in 2023, though no formal announcement had then been made. The report added that the Sun Belt was preparing to add two other C-USA members, Marshall and Old Dominion, as well as Colonial Athletic Association member James Madison. At the time, some formal announcements of new members were expected on October 25, but a Marshall announcement was likely to wait until after announcing its new president on October 28. The report also indicated that the Sun Belt would expel its two full non-football members, Little Rock and UT Arlington, after the 2022–23 season.
* October 25 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Gonzaga forward Drew Timme was the lone unanimous selection (63 votes). Joining him on the team were Illinois center Kofi Cockburn, UCLA guard Johnny Juzang, Villanova guard Collin Gillespie, and Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis.
* October 26 – Southern Miss was officially announced as a Sun Belt member, effective no later than July 2023. In other Sun Belt realignment news, it was reported that Old Dominion's arrival would be announced later that week, and that James Madison's board had scheduled an emergency meeting on October 29 (presumably to discuss a Sun Belt invitation).
* October 27 – Old Dominion was officially announced as a Sun Belt member, also effective no later than July 2023. This marked ODU's return to that conference after an absence of more than 30 years.
* October 30 – The day after both the Sun Belt Conference and Marshall issued tweets indicating that the Thundering Herd had accepted a Sun Belt invitation, this move was officially announced.
* November 5 – Conference USA, which had nine of its schools depart to other conferences, announced that ASUN Conference members Jacksonville State and Liberty and Western Athletic Conference members New Mexico State and Sam Houston would join C-USA no later than July 2023.
* November 6 – James Madison made its move to the Sun Belt official, initially effective no later than July 2023.
* November 12
** The WAC announced that Incarnate Word would join from the Southland Conference in July 2022.
** Utah governor Spencer Cox signed a bill passed by the Utah State Legislature that changed the name of Dixie State University to Utah Tech University, effective in the 2022–23 school year. The nickname of Trailblazers will not be affected.
* November 16
** The Atlantic 10 Conference announced that Loyola Chicago would join from the Missouri Valley Conference after the 2021–22 season.
** CBS Sports reported that the MVC had entered into talks with three schools regarding future membership—Summit League member Kansas City, Ohio Valley Conference member Murray State, and non-football Sun Belt member UT Arlington. The report indicated that the latter two schools were seen as the strongest candidates, but all three were likely to receive invitations in the coming months.
* December 9 – The other Sun Belt member without a football program, Little Rock, announced that it would join the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2022.
* January 7 – Murray State was announced as a new member of the MVC, effective July 1.
* January 21 – UT Arlington announced it would return to the WAC, in which it had been a member in the 2012–13 school year, effective July 1.
* January 25 – The Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would add three members effective that July—Big South Conference member Hampton, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference member Monmouth, and Stony Brook, already a CAA football member and otherwise in the America East Conference.
* January 26 – UIC was announced as a new member of the MVC, effective July 1.
* February 2 – The Sun Belt and James Madison both reported the latter's admission to the conference is on July 1, rather than 2023.
* February 7 – The University of Southern Indiana, currently a member of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, announced that it would begin a transition to Division I in 2022–23, with a D-I conference affiliation to be announced in the coming days. A committee report issued in January indicated three leagues believed to be the ASUN Conference, Horizon League, and Ohio Valley Conference were possible landing spots.
* February 9 – Southern Indiana was announced as a new member of the OVC, effective July 1.
* February 11 – Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, which were initially announced as moving from C-USA to the Sun Belt no later than 2023, jointly announced that they intended to leave C-USA in July 2022. All three schools claimed that in December 2021, they had notified C-USA of their intent to leave C-USA after the 2021–22 school year, but that C-USA did not attempt to negotiate a resolution to this issue. C-USA had stated in late January that it expected the three departing schools to remain in the conference through 2022–23.
* February 20 – Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, upset with a time-out called by Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard as Wisconsin was leading by an insurmountable margin with about 30 seconds remaining, took a swing at a Wisconsin assistant coach in the handshake line after the game ended. It resulted in a brawl in which police officers had to separate players and coaches from both teams. The next day, Howard was suspended for the final five games of Michigan's regular season, with associate head coach Phil Martelli serving as interim head coach during Howard's suspension. Michigan players Moussa Diabaté and Terrance Williams II, as well as Wisconsin player Jahcobi Neath, all also received one-game suspensions for their roles in the brawl.
* February 22 – The Colonial Athletic Association announced that North Carolina A&T would join from the Big South Conference on July 1. (The football team will join the CAA football league, legally a separate entity, in 2023.)
* February 23
** Marshall filed suit in its local court against C-USA in an attempt to make its planned move to the Sun Belt Conference in July 2022.
** The OVC announced the July 2022 entry of another Division II upgrader, Lindenwood.
* March 1 – While not directly related to basketball, the Sun Belt Conference's release of its 2022 football schedule notably included all three schools set to move from C-USA (Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss). The SBC release did not mention the ongoing dispute between C-USA and the three schools, or the prospect of those schools being unable to join for the 2022–23 school year.
* March 5 – Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski coached his final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the culmination of a 42-year career at the school. Over 90 former Duke players attended the game in a 94–81 loss to rival North Carolina. The average sold ticket price to attend the game was over $6,000—more than the average price for a Super Bowl LVI ticket.
* March 29
** Conference USA, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss issued a joint statement that all parties had reached a settlement that will allow the three schools to join the Sun Belt Conference in July 2022.
** The America East Conference announced that Bryant would join from the Northeast Conference on July 1, 2022.
* April 5 – The Northeast Conference announced the addition of current Division II member Stonehill, effective July 1, 2022.
* May 2 – Mount St. Mary's announced they would join the Metro Atlantic beginning July 1, 2022.
* May 6 – Queens University of Charlotte, a member of the Division II South Atlantic Conference, announced they would be joining the ASUN on July 1, 2022.

### Milestones and records

* During the season, the following players reached the 2,000 career point milestone – UConn guard R. J. Cole, Richmond forward Grant Golden, Hofstra guard Zach Cooks, Appalachian State guard Justin Forrest, Arizona State guard Marreon Jackson, Stony Brook guard Jahlil Jenkins, Washington State guard Michael Flowers, Texas Tech forward Bryson Williams, UAB guard Michael Ertel, Weber State guard Koby McEwen, Maryland guard Fatts Russell, Loyola Marymount swingman Eli Scott, Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon, Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard, North Carolina forward Brady Manek, and Kansas guard Remy Martin.
** Additionally, Golden collected his 1,000th rebound in Richmond's Atlantic 10 tournament semifinal win over Dayton, becoming the first player to hit the career 2,000 point, 1,000 rebound mark in the season.
* November 18 — Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon set the Big Ten record for career three-point field goals when he hit his 375th in a game against Alabama State. Bohannon passed Ohio State's Jon Diebler.
* December 4 — Alabama became the first program ever to defeat top 5 teams in both football and basketball on the same day. The Crimson Tide football team defeated top-ranked Georgia in the 2021 SEC Championship Game 41–24 and then later the basketball team beat third-ranked Gonzaga 91–82 in Seattle.
* December 5 – Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard set the new all-time NCAA Division I career steals record, securing his 386th steal to surpass Providence's John Linehan (385), whose record had stood since 2002.
** On December 22, he became the first Division I player to reach 400 steals in a win over Bucknell.
* December 6 – Purdue ascended to the No. 1 national ranking in the AP Poll for the first time in program history.
* January 6 – In Iowa's 87–78 loss at Wisconsin, Jordan Bohannon appeared in his 158th career game, surpassing the all-time Division I men's record previously held by Ohio State's David Lighty from 2006 to 2011.
* January 15 – Liberty's Darius McGhee scored a school-record 48 points, including 37 in the second half, in a 78–75 win against Florida Gulf Coast.
* January 24 – Auburn climbed to No. 1 in the AP Poll for the first time in program history.
* February 5–16 – With wins over Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Illinois, Rutgers became the first unranked team in D-I men's history to defeat ranked teams in four consecutive regular-season games.
* February 26 – All of the top six teams in the AP poll (Gonzaga, Arizona, Auburn, Purdue, Kansas, and Kentucky) lost, as well as No. 9 Texas Tech. This broke the previous record of six AP top-10 teams losing on the same day, and was also the first time in the history of the AP Poll that the top six teams lost on the same day.
* March 8 – Bellarmine won the ASUN tournament, defeating Jacksonville 77–72. The Knights, in their second year of a four-year transition from Division II, will be ineligible for the NCAA tournament or NIT until the 2024–25 season; under ASUN rules, the conference's automatic bid went to Jacksonville State, which had the best regular-season conference record. Bellarmine became the first D-I men's team in at least the last 25 years to win its conference tournament while being ineligible for the NCAA tournament.

## Conference membership changes

Eleven schools joined new conferences, including a school transitioning from Division III.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Abilene Christian | Southland Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Bethune–Cookman | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Central Arkansas | Southland Conference | ASUN Conference |
| Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley Conference | ASUN Conference |
| Florida A&M | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley Conference | ASUN Conference |
| Lamar | Southland Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| North Carolina A&T | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Big South Conference |
| St. Thomas | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-III) | Summit League |
| Sam Houston | Southland Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Stephen F. Austin | Southland Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
The 2021–22 season was the last for 21 Division I schools in their then-current conferences. Five NCAA Division II schools started transitions to D-I after the season.
* Austin Peay moved from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and Queens (NC) also moved from the South Atlantic Conference (D-II) to the ASUN Conference (ASUN).
* Belmont and Murray State, both OVC members, and UIC of the Horizon League left for the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
* Bryant left the Northeast Conference (NEC) for the America East.
* Chicago State left the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), becoming an independent for the time being.
* Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, and Stony Brook left their respective conferences (Hampton, NCAT: Big South; Monmouth: MAAC; Stony Brook: America East) for the Colonial Athletic Association.
* Hartford left the America East as part of its ongoing transition to Division III, becoming an independent for 2022–23. It eventually found a D-III home in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, which it joins in July 2023.
* Four schools joined the Sun Belt Conference (SBC)—James Madison from the CAA, and Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss from Conference USA.
* Lamar, which had previously announced that it would leave the WAC in 2023 to return to the Southland Conference, accelerated this move to 2022–23.
* Lindenwood, Little Rock, and Southern Indiana left their respective conferences (Lindenwood, Southern Indiana: D-II Great Lakes Valley Conference; Little Rock: SBC) for the OVC.
* Loyola Chicago left the MVC for the Atlantic 10 Conference.
* Mount St. Mary's left the NEC for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
* Southern Utah and UT Arlington, respectively, left the Big Sky Conference and SBC for the WAC. Incarnate Word had announced a move to the WAC, but backed out of that plan and remained in the Southland.
* Stonehill left the D-II Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) for the NEC.
* Texas A&M–Commerce left the D-II Lone Star Conference for the Southland Conference.

## Arenas
### New arenas

* This was the first season for High Point at the 4,500-seat Qubein Center (full name: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center). The new arena was originally intended to open for the 2020–21 season, but was delayed due to COVID-19 issues. The facility officially opened on the weekend of September 24–26; the first sports event was a men's basketball exhibition against Division II Mount Olive on November 4, 2021. The regular-season opener was a men's and women's doubleheader against nearby Elon on November 9.
* This was the first season for Idaho at the new 4,200-seat Idaho Central Credit Union Arena. The first event in the new arena was an exhibition against NAIA Evergreen State on October 29. The first regular-season game was the season opener against Long Beach State on November 10, 2021, won by The Beach 95–89 in overtime. The game served as a homecoming for The Beach's head coach Dan Monson, who played football at Idaho before an injury ended his playing career and is the son of Vandals coaching legend Don Monson.

### Arenas of new D-I teams

* St. Thomas plays at its existing on-campus facility, Schoenecker Arena (capacity 1,800).

### Arenas closing

The following D-I programs planned to open new arenas for the 2022–23 season. All will move within their current campuses unless otherwise indicated.
* Alabama A&M will leave Elmore Gymnasium for the new Alabama A&M Events Center; the venue is scheduled to open in July 2022.
* Austin Peay planned to leave the on-campus Winfield Dunn Center for the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. However, construction delays led to this move being put off until 2023–24.
* Georgia State will leave GSU Sports Arena for a facility tentatively named Georgia State Convocation Center.
* Texas will leave the Frank Erwin Center, which will be demolished to accommodate an expansion of the university's medical school, for the Moody Center.
* Vermont will leave Patrick Gymnasium for the Tarrant Event Center.

## Season outlook

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches polls.

### Pre-season polls

AP :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Gonzaga (55) |
| 2 | UCLA (8) |
| 3 | Kansas |
| 4 | Villanova |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Michigan |
| 7 | Purdue |
| 8 | Baylor |
| 9 | Duke |
| 10 | Kentucky |
| 11 | Illinois |
| 12 | Memphis |
| 13 | Oregon |
| 14 | Alabama |
| 15 | Houston |
| 16 | Arkansas |
| 17 | Ohio State |
| 18 | Tennessee |
| 19 | North Carolina |
| 20 | Florida State |
| 21 | Maryland |
| 22 | Auburn |
| 23 | St. Bonaventure |
| 24 | Connecticut |
| 25 | Virginia |
USA Today Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Gonzaga (29) |
| 2 | UCLA (2) |
| 3 | Kansas |
| 4 | Villanova |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Michigan |
| 7 | Purdue |
| 8 | Baylor |
| 9 | Duke |
| 10 | Illinois |
| 11 | Kentucky |
| 12 | Oregon |
| 13 | Alabama |
| 14 | Houston |
| 15 | Arkansas |
| 16 | Memphis |
| 17 | Tennesseeт Ohio Stateт |
| 19 | Florida State |
| 20 | North Carolina |
| 21 | Maryland |
| 22 | Auburn |
| 23 | Connecticut |
| 24 | St. Bonaventure |
| 25 | Virginia |

### Final polls

AP :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Gonzaga (54) |
| 2 | Arizona (7) |
| 3 | Kansas |
| 4 | Baylor |
| 5 | Tennessee |
| 6 | Villanova |
| 7 | Kentucky |
| 8 | Auburn |
| 9 | Duke |
| 10 | Purdue |
| 11 | UCLA |
| 12 | Texas Tech |
| 13 | Providence |
| 14 | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Houston |
| 16 | Iowa |
| 17 | Arkansas |
| 18 | Saint Mary's |
| 19 | Illinois |
| 20 | Murray State |
| 21 | Connecticut |
| 22 | Southern California |
| 23 | Boise State |
| 24 | Colorado State |
| 25 | Texas |
USA Today Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Kansas (32) |
| 2 | North Carolina |
| 3 | Duke |
| 4 | Villanova |
| 5 | Gonzaga |
| 6 | Arizona |
| 7 | Houston |
| 8 | Arkansas |
| 9 | Baylor |
| 10 | Purdue |
| 11 | UCLA |
| 12 | Texas Tech |
| 13 | Providence |
| 14 | Auburn |
| 15 | Tennessee |
| 16т | Miami (FL) |
| 16т | Kentucky |
| 18 | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Illinois |
| 20 | Saint Mary's |
| 21 | Iowa |
| 22 | Murray State |
| 23 | Iowa State |
| 24 | Saint Peter's |
| 25 | Michigan |

## Regular season top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.
* November 9
** No. 9 Duke defeated No. 10 Kentucky, 79–71 (Champions Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)
* November 12
** No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 4 Villanova, 86–77$^{OT}$ (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA)
* November 13
** No. 1 Gonzaga defeated No. 5 Texas, 86–74 (McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA)
* November 21
** No. 6 Purdue defeated No. 5 Villanova, 80–74 (Hall of Fame Tip Off, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT)
* November 23
** No. 1 Gonzaga defeated No. 2 UCLA, 83–63 (Empire Classic, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV)
* November 26
** No. 5 Duke defeated No. 1 Gonzaga, 84–81 (Continental Tire Challenge, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV)
* December 12
** No. 2 Baylor defeated No. 6 Villanova, 57–36 (Ferrell Center, Waco, TX)
* January 1
** No. 1 Baylor defeated No. 8 Iowa State, 77–72 (Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA)
* January 25
** No. 7 UCLA defeated No. 3 Arizona, 75–59 (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA)
* February 3
** No. 7 Arizona defeated No. 3 UCLA, 76–66 (McKale Center, Tucson, AZ)
* February 5
** No. 10 Kansas defeated No. 8 Baylor, 83–59 (Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS)
* February 15
** No. 10 Villanova defeated No. 8 Providence, 89–84 (Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI)
* February 26
** No. 10 Baylor defeated No. 5 Kansas, 80–70 (Ferrell Center, Waco, TX)
* March 1
** No. 10 Wisconsin defeated No. 8 Purdue, 70–67 (Kohl Center, Madison, WI)
* March 12
** No. 9 Tennessee defeated No. 5 Kentucky, 69–62 (2022 SEC men's basketball tournament, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL)

## Regular season
### Early-season tournaments

| Names | Dates | Location | No. teams | Champion |
| Asheville Championship | November 12–14 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC) | 4 | Minnesota |
| Charleston Classic | November 18–21 | TD Arena (Charleston, SC) | 8 | St. Bonaventure |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational | November 18–21 | HTC Center (Conway, SC) | 8 | Utah State |
| Roman Main Event | November 19–21 | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) | 4 | Arizona |
| Paradise Jam tournament | November 19–22 | Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI) | 8 | Colorado State |
| Hall of Fame Tip Off | November 20–21 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) | 4 | Purdue |
| Sunshine Slam | November 20–21 | Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL) | 8 | Utah (A Bracket) Air Force (B Bracket) |
| Jacksonville Classic | November 20–22 | UNF Arena (Jacksonville, FL) | 8 | Florida State (Duval Bracket) Boston University (Jax Bracket) |
| Legends Classic | November 22–23 | Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) | 4 | Virginia |
| Hall of Fame Classic | November 22–23 | T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO) | 4 | Arkansas |
| Gulf Coast Showcase | November 22–24 | Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) | 8 | Oakland |
| Nassau Championship | November 22–24 | Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas) | 4 | Toledo |
| Naples Invitational | November 22–24 | Community School of Naples (Naples, FL) | 8 | East Tennessee State |
| Maui Invitational | November 22–24 | Michelob Ultra Arena (Las Vegas, NV) | 8 | Wisconsin |
| Fort Myers Tip-Off | November 22–24 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (Fort Myers, FL) | 8 | Florida (Beach) Southern Utah (Palms) |
| SoCal Challenge | November 22–24 | The Pavilion at JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | 8 | Fresno State (Surf) Utah Valley (Sand) |
| Cancún Challenge | November 23–24 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX) | 8 | Saint Louis (Riviera) Middle Tennessee (Mayan) |
| Battle 4 Atlantis | November 24–26 | Imperial Arena (Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas) | 8 | Baylor |
| NIT Season Tip-Off | November 24–26 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) | 4 | Iowa State |
| ESPN Events Invitational | November 25–28 | HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL) | 8 | Dayton |
| Las Vegas Classic | November 25–26 | Orleans Arena (Las Vegas Valley, NV) | 4 | South Alabama |
| Las Vegas Invitational | November 25–26 | Orleans Arena (Las Vegas Valley, NV) | 4 | San Francisco |
| Bahamas Championship | November 25–27 | Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas) | 4 | Louisville |
| Wooden Legacy | November 25–26 | Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA) | 4 | USC |
| Emerald Coast Classic | November 26–27 | The Arena at NFSC (Niceville, FL) | 4 | LSU Samford |
| Sun Bowl Invitational | December 21–22 | Don Haskins Center (El Paso, TX) | 4 | Bradley |
| Diamond Head Classic | December 23–25 | Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) | 8 | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues |
| Southland Basketball Tip-Off | January 6–8 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX) | 8 | Southeastern Louisiana |

### Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I men's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/event | Notes |
| Navy | 66–58 | No. 25 Virginia | November 9, 2021 | | |
| Florida | 71–55 | No. 20 Florida State | November 14, 2021 | Rivalry | |
| Marquette | 67–66 | No. 10 Illinois | November 15, 2021 | Gavitt Tipoff Games | |
| Seton Hall | 67–65 | No. 4 Michigan | November 16, 2021 | Gavitt Tipoff Games | |
| BYU | 81–49 | No. 12 Oregon | November 16, 2021 | Phil Knight Invitational | |
| George Mason | 71–66 | No. 20 Maryland | November 17, 2021 | | |
| Xavier | 71–65 | No. 19 Ohio State | November 18, 2021 | Gavitt Tipoff Games | |
| Arizona | 80–62 | No. 4 Michigan | November 21, 2021 | Roman Main Event | |
| Ohio State | 79–76 | No. 21 Seton Hall | November 22, 2021 | Fort Myers Tip-Off | |
| Cincinnati | 71–51 | No. 14 Illinois | November 22, 2021 | Hall of Fame Classic | |
| Wisconsin | 65–63 | No. 12 Houston | November 23, 2021 | Maui Invitational | |
| Iowa State | 82–70 | No. 25 Xavier | November 24, 2021 | NIT Season Tip-Off | |
| Michigan State | 64–60 | No. 22 UConn | November 25, 2021 | Battle 4 Atlantis | |
| Iona | 72–68 | No. 10 Alabama | November 25, 2021 | ESPN Events Invitational | First win ever by a MAAC team over an AP top-10 team |
| Dayton | 74–73 | No. 4 Kansas | November 26, 2021 | ESPN Events Invitational | |
| Iowa State | 78–59 | No. 9 Memphis | November 26, 2021 | NIT Season Tip-Off | |
| No. 5 Duke | 84–81 | No. 1 Gonzaga | November 26, 2021 | Continental Tire Challenge | |
| Northern Iowa | 90–80 | No. 16 St. Bonaventure | November 27, 2021 | | |
| Ohio State | 71–66 | No. 1 Duke | November 30, 2021 | ACC–Big Ten Challenge | |
| Georgia | 82–79 | No. 18 Memphis | December 1, 2021 | | |
| Oklahoma | 74–67 | No. 14 Florida | December 1, 2021 | | |
| North Carolina | 72–51 | No. 24 Michigan | December 1, 2021 | ACC–Big Ten Challenge | |
| Utah Valley | 72–65$^{OT}$ | No. 12 BYU | December 1, 2021 | UCCU Crosstown Clash | Utah Valley's first ever win over an AP top-25 team |
| Ole Miss | 67–63 | No. 18 Memphis | December 4, 2021 | Rivalry | |
| Texas Southern | 69–54 | No. 20 Florida | December 6, 2021 | | First SWAC team to upset a ranked SEC team |
| Texas Tech | 57–52$^{OT}$ | No. 13 Tennessee | December 7, 2021 | Jimmy V Classic | |
| West Virginia | 56–53 | No. 15 UConn | December 8, 2021 | Big East–Big 12 Battle | |
| Rutgers | 70–68 | No. 1 Purdue | December 9, 2021 | | First victory over a No. 1 team in program history |
| Creighton | 83–71 | No. 24 BYU | December 11, 2021 | | |
| Oklahoma | 88–66 | No. 12 Arkansas | December 11, 2021 | | |
| Notre Dame | 66–62 | No. 10 Kentucky | December 11, 2021 | | |
| Maryland | 70–68 | No. 20 Florida | December 12, 2021 | Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | |
| Memphis | 92–78 | No. 6 Alabama | December 14, 2021 | | |
| Creighton | 79–59 | No. 9 Villanova | December 17, 2021 | | |
| Providence | 57–53 | No. 20 UConn | December 18, 2021 | | |
| Hofstra | 89–81 | No. 24 Arkansas | December 18, 2021 | | |
| Davidson | 79–78 | No. 10 Alabama | December 21, 2021 | C. M. Newton Classic | |
| Marquette | 88–56 | No. 16 Providence | January 4, 2022 | | |
| Indiana | 67–51 | No. 13 Ohio State | January 6, 2022 | | |
| Oklahoma State | 64–51 | No. 14 Texas | January 8, 2022 | | |
| Missouri | 92–86 | No. 15 Alabama | January 8, 2022 | | |
| San Diego State | 79–49 | No. 20 Colorado State | January 8, 2022 | | |
| Oklahoma | 79–66 | No. 11 Iowa State | January 8, 2022 | | |
| Miami (FL) | 76–74 | No. 2 Duke | January 8, 2022 | | |
| Stanford | 75–69 | No. 5 USC | January 11, 2022 | | |
| No. 19 Texas Tech | 65–62 | No. 1 Baylor | January 11, 2022 | | Baylor loses after being the last undefeated team in Division I |
| DePaul | 96–92 | No. 20 Seton Hall | January 13, 2022 | | |
| Oregon | 84–81$^{OT}$ | No. 3 UCLA | January 13, 2022 | | |
| Kansas State | 62–51 | No. 19 Texas Tech | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Northwestern | 64–62 | No. 10 Michigan State | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Marquette | 73–72 | No. 20 Seton Hall | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Arkansas | 65–58 | No. 12 LSU | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Oklahoma State | 61–54 | No. 1 Baylor | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Mississippi State | 78–76 | No. 24 Alabama | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Oregon | 79–69 | No. 5 USC | January 15, 2022 | | |
| Kansas State | 66–65 | No. 23 Texas | January 18, 2022 | | |
| Florida State | 79–78$^{OT}$ | No. 6 Duke | January 18, 2022 | | |
| Alabama | 70–67 | No. 13 LSU | January 19, 2022 | | |
| Marquette | 57–54 | No. 11 Villanova | January 19, 2022 | | |
| Indiana | 68–65 | No. 4 Purdue | January 20, 2022 | Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | |
| Maryland | 81–65 | No. 17 Illinois | January 21, 2022 | | |
| Missouri State | 79–69 | No. 22 Loyola–Chicago | January 22, 2022 | | |
| TCU | 59–44 | No. 15 Iowa State | January 22, 2022 | | |
| Marquette | 75–64 | No. 20 Xavier | January 23, 2022 | | |
| VCU | 70–68 | No. 25 Davidson | January 26, 2022 | | |
| Stanford | 64–61 | No. 15 USC | January 27, 2022 | | |
| TCU | 77–68 | No. 19 LSU | January 29, 2022 | Big 12/SEC Challenge | |
| Alabama | 87–78 | No. 4 Baylor | January 29, 2022 | Big 12/SEC Challenge | |
| Texas | 52–51 | No. 18 Tennessee | January 29, 2022 | Big 12/SEC Challenge | |
| Creighton | 59–55 | No. 17 UConn | February 1, 2022 | | |
| Ole Miss | 76–72 | No. 25 LSU | February 1, 2022 | | |
| DePaul | 69–65 | No. 21 Xavier | February 5, 2022 | | |
| Rutgers | 84–63 | No. 13 Michigan State | February 5, 2022 | | |
| Vanderbilt | 75–66 | No. 25 LSU | February 5, 2022 | | |
| Arizona State | 87–84$^{3OT}$ | No. 3 UCLA | February 5, 2022 | | |
| Virginia | 69–68 | No. 7 Duke | February 7, 2022 | | |
| Arkansas | 80–76$^{OT}$ | No. 1 Auburn | February 8, 2022 | | |
| Santa Clara | 77–72 | No. 22 Saint Mary's | February 8, 2022 | | |
| Rutgers | 66–64 | No. 16 Ohio State | February 9, 2022 | | |
| SMU | 85–83 | No. 6 Houston | February 9, 2022 | Rivalry | |
| Seton Hall | 73–71 | No. 25 Xavier | February 9, 2022 | | |
| Oklahoma | 70–55 | No. 9 Texas Tech | February 9, 2022 | | |
| Michigan | 82–58 | No. 3 Purdue | February 10, 2022 | | |
| Rutgers | 73–65 | No. 14 Wisconsin | February 12, 2022 | | |
| Memphis | 69–59 | No. 6 Houston | February 12, 2022 | | |
| Butler | 85–79 | No. 18 Marquette | February 12, 2022 | | |
| Penn State | 62–58 | No. 19 Michigan State | February 15, 2022 | | |
| New Mexico | 75–66 | No. 22 Wyoming | February 15, 2022 | | |
| Rutgers | 70–59 | No. 12 Illinois | February 16, 2022 | | First unranked D-I men's team to defeat ranked teams in four consecutive regular-season games |
| Florida | 63–62 | No. 2 Auburn | February 19, 2022 | | |
| Iowa | 75–62 | No. 18 Ohio State | February 19, 2022 | | |
| Oregon | 68–63 | No. 12 UCLA | February 24, 2022 | | |
| Michigan State | 68–65 | No. 4 Purdue | February 26, 2022 | | |
| TCU | 69–66 | No. 9 Texas Tech | February 26, 2022 | | |
| Colorado | 79–63 | No. 2 Arizona | February 26, 2022 | | |
| No. 23 Saint Mary's | 67–57 | No. 1 Gonzaga | February 26, 2022 | Rivalry | |
| Maryland | 75–60 | No. 22 Ohio State | February 27, 2022 | | |
| Nebraska | 78–70 | No. 23 Ohio State | March 1, 2022 | | |
| TCU | 74–64 | No. 6 Kansas | March 1, 2022 | | |
| Texas A&M | 87–71 | No. 25 Alabama | March 2, 2022 | | |
| Creighton | 64–62 | No. 18 UConn | March 2, 2022 | | |
| LSU | 80–77$^{OT}$ | No. 25 Alabama | March 5, 2022 | | |
| Oklahoma State | 52–51 | No. 12 Texas Tech | March 5, 2022 | | |
| North Carolina | 94–81 | No. 4 Duke | March 5, 2022 | Rivalry | Mike Krzyzewski's last regular-season game as coach |
| Memphis | 75–61 | No. 14 Houston | March 6, 2022 | | |
| Michigan | 75–69 | No. 23 Ohio State | March 6, 2022 | Rivalry | |
| Nebraska | 74–73 | No. 10 Wisconsin | March 6, 2022 | | |
| TCU | 65–60 | No. 22 Texas | March 10, 2022 | Big 12 tournament | |
| Oklahoma | 72–67 | No. 3 Baylor | March 10, 2022 | Big 12 Tournament | |
| Indiana | 65–63 | No. 16 Illinois | March 11, 2022 | Big Ten tournament | |
| Texas A&M | 67–62 | No. 4 Auburn | March 11, 2022 | SEC tournament | |
| Creighton | 85–58 | No. 11 Providence | March 11, 2022 | Big East tournament | |
| Michigan State | 69–63 | No. 12 Wisconsin | March 11, 2022 | Big Ten tournament | |
| Virginia Tech | 72–59 | No. 25 North Carolina | March 11, 2022 | ACC tournament | |
| San Diego State | 63–58 | No. 23 Colorado State | March 11, 2022 | Mountain West tournament | |
| Texas A&M | 82–64 | No. 15 Arkansas | March 12, 2022 | SEC Tournament | |
| Virginia Tech | 82–67 | No. 7 Duke | March 12, 2022 | ACC Tournament | Mike Krzyzewski's last conference tournament game as coach |
In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there were eight non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/event |
| Salisbury (Division III) | 91–78 | Delaware State | November 12, 2021 | |
| Ottawa (AZ) (NAIA) | 72–71 | Denver | November 12, 2021 | |
| Hawaii–Hilo (Division II) | 87–79$^{OT}$ | Northern Colorado | November 13, 2021 | Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic |
| Texas A&M–Commerce (Division II) | 65–62 | UTSA | November 15, 2021 | 210 San Antonio Shootout |
| Concordia Texas (Division III) | 80–76 | Incarnate Word | November 16, 2021 | |
| Saginaw Valley State (Division II) | 80–63 | Western Michigan | November 18, 2021 | |
| Academy of Art (Division II) | 79–60 | UC Davis | November 28, 2021 | |
| Bethesda (NCCAA) | 82–80 | Cal State Northridge | December 22, 2021 | |

### Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ended its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference received the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments received automatic invitations to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Conference | Regular season first place | Conference player of the year | Conference coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (city) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Vermont | Ryan Davis, Vermont | John Becker, Vermont | 2022 America East men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Vermont |
| American Athletic Conference | Houston | Kendric Davis, SMU | Kelvin Sampson, Houston | 2022 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX) | Houston |
| ASUN Conference | Liberty (East) Jacksonville State (West) | Darius McGhee, Liberty | Ray Harper, Jacksonville State | 2022 ASUN men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Bellarmine |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Davidson | Luka Brajkovic, Davidson | Bob McKillop, Davidson | 2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.) | Richmond |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | Alondes Williams, Wake Forest | Steve Forbes, Wake Forest | 2022 ACC men's basketball tournament | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) | Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 Conference | Kansas, Baylor | Ochai Agbaji, Kansas | Scott Drew, Baylor | 2022 Big 12 men's basketball tournament | T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO) | Kansas |
| Big East Conference | Providence | Collin Gillespie, Villanova | Ed Cooley, Providence | 2022 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) | Villanova |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana State | Jubrile Belo, Montana State | Danny Sprinkle, Montana State | 2022 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID) | Montana State |
| Big South Conference | Longwood (North) Winthrop (South) | D. J. Burns, Winthrop | Griff Aldrich, Longwood | 2022 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | Bojangles Coliseum (Charlotte, NC) | Longwood |
| Big Ten Conference | Illinois, Wisconsin | Johnny Davis, Wisconsin | Greg Gard, Wisconsin | 2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) | Iowa |
| Big West Conference | Long Beach State | Colin Slater, Long Beach State | Dan Monson, Long Beach State | 2022 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV) | Cal State Fullerton |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Towson, UNC Wilmington | Aaron Estrada, Hofstra | Takayo Siddle, UNC Wilmington | 2022 CAA men's basketball tournament | Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) | Delaware |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee (East) North Texas (West) | Jordan Walker, UAB | Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee | 2022 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, TX) | UAB |
| Horizon League | Cleveland State, Purdue Fort Wayne | Jamal Cain, Oakland & Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy | Jon Coffman, Purdue Fort Wayne | 2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN) | Wright State |
| Ivy League | Princeton | Tosan Evbuomwan, Princeton | Brian Earl, Cornell | 2022 Ivy League men's basketball tournament | Lavietes Pavilion (Boston, MA) | Yale |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Iona | Tyson Jolly, Iona | Rick Pitino, Iona | 2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ) | Saint Peter's |
| Mid-American Conference | Toledo | Sincere Carry, Kent State | Rob Senderoff, Kent State | 2022 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH) | Akron |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Norfolk State | Joe Bryant Jr., Norfolk State | Robert Jones, Norfolk State | 2022 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Northern Iowa | A. J. Green, Northern Iowa | Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa | 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) | Loyola Chicago |
| Mountain West Conference | Boise State | David Roddy, Colorado State | Leon Rice, Boise State | 2022 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV) | Boise State |
| Northeast Conference | Bryant | Alex Morales, Wagner | Jared Grasso, Bryant | 2022 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State | KJ Williams, Murray State | Matt McMahon, Murray State | 2022 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Ford Center (Evansville, IN) | Murray State |
| Pac-12 Conference | Arizona | Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona | Tommy Lloyd, Arizona | 2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, NV) | Arizona |
| Patriot League | Colgate | Sukhmail Mathon, Boston University | Ed DeChellis, Navy | 2022 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Colgate |
| Southeastern Conference | Auburn | Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky | Bruce Pearl, Auburn | 2022 SEC men's basketball tournament | Amalie Arena (Tampa, FL) | Tennessee |
| Southern Conference | Chattanooga | Malachi Smith, Chattanooga | Lamont Paris, Chattanooga (Coaches) & Bucky McMillan, Samford (Media) | 2022 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC) | Chattanooga |
| Southland Conference | Nicholls | Ty Gordon, Nicholls | David Kiefer, Southeastern Louisiana | 2022 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX) | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Alcorn State | M. J. Randolph, Florida A&M | Landon Bussie, Alcorn State | 2022 SWAC men's basketball tournament | Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL) | Texas Southern |
| Summit League | South Dakota State | Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State | Eric Henderson, South Dakota State | 2022 Summit League men's basketball tournament | Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD) | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Texas State | Norchad Omier, Arkansas State | Terrence Johnson, Texas State | 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL) | Georgia State |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Drew Timme, Gonzaga | Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's | 2022 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | New Mexico State, Seattle, Stephen F. Austin | Teddy Allen, New Mexico State | Chris Victor, Seattle | 2022 WAC men's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | New Mexico State |
* 1 2 These conferences chose to seed their tournament by division, with both divisional champions being top seeds in different halves of the bracket.
* ↑ Jacksonville State, which had the best record in regular-season conference play, received the ASUN automatic bid because Bellarmine is ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play during its transition from Division II.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Top seed in conference tournament.

### Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG |
| Peter Kiss | Bryant | 25.2 | Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | 15.1 | Yuri Collins | Saint Louis | 7.9 | Nendah Tarke | Coppin St. | 2.94 |
| Darius McGhee | Liberty | 24.6 | Fardaws Aimaq | Utah Valley | 13.6 | Jalen Moore | Oakland | 7.7 | Jacob Gilyard | Richmond | 2.92 |
| Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | 23.9 | Armando Bacot | North Carolina | 13.1 | Sahvir Wheeler | Kentucky | 6.9 | Ace Baldwin Jr. | VCU | 2.54 |
| Keegan Murray | Iowa | 23.5 | Norchad Omier | Arkansas St. | 12.2 | Grant Sherfield | Nevada | 6.4 | DeWayne Cox | Prairie View A&M | 2.52 |
| Max Abmas | Oral Roberts | 22.8 | Chuba Ohams | Fordham | 11.6 | Hunter Maldonado | Wyoming | 6.3 | Darrion Trammell | Seattle | 2.52 |
| Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Jamarion Sharp | Western Kentucky | 4.62 | Enrique Freeman | Akron | 66.54 | Kyle Foster | Howard | 45.85 | Foster Loyer | Davidson | 93.65 |
| Walker Kessler | Auburn | 4.56 | DaRon Holmes II | Dayton | 64.89 | Demaree King | Jacksonville State | 45.16 | Mason Archambault | South Dakota | 93.01 |
| Johni Broome | Morehead State | 3.85 | Zach Edey | Purdue | 64.81 | Joe French | Bethune–Cookman | 44.12 | Shawn Williams | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 92.68 |
| Chet Holmgren | Gonzaga | 3.66 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Creighton | 64.55 | Foster Loyer | Davidson | 43.79 | Joe Quintana | Loyola Marymount | 92.50 |
| Ike Obiagu | Seton Hall | 3.21 | Kevin Samuel | Florida Gulf Coast | 64.36 | Nijel Pack | Kansas State | 43.58 | RJ Glasper | Incarnate Word | 91.76 |

### Conference standings

2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings :
| 2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Vermont †17–1 .94428–6  .824 UMBC11–7 .61118–14  .563 Stony Brook*10–8 .55618–13  .581 New Hampshire10–8 .55615–13  .536 Hartford9–9 .50012–20  .375 Albany9–9 .50013–18  .419 Binghamton8–10 .44412–17  .414 UMass Lowell7–11 .38915–16  .484 NJIT6–12 .33311–18  .379 Maine3–15 .1676–23  .207 *Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022 † 2022 AmEast tournament winner | 2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Houston †15–3 .83332–6  .842 SMU13–4 .76524–9  .727 Memphis13–5 .72222–11  .667 Temple10–7 .58817–12  .586 Tulane10–8 .55614–15  .483 UCF9–9 .50018–12  .600 Wichita State6–9 .40015–13  .536 Cincinnati7–11 .38918–15  .545 East Carolina6–11 .35315–15  .500 Tulsa4–14 .22211–20  .355 South Florida3–15 .1678–23  .258 † 2022 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Davidson15–3 .83327–7  .794 Dayton14–4 .77824–11  .686 VCU14–4 .77822–10  .688 St. Bonaventure12–5 .70623–10  .697 Saint Louis12–6 .66723–12  .657 Richmond †10–8 .55624–13  .649 George Washington8–9 .47112–18  .400 Fordham8–10 .44416–16  .500 George Mason7–9 .43814–16  .467 UMass7–11 .38915–17  .469 Rhode Island5–12 .29415–16  .484 La Salle5–13 .27811–19  .367 Saint Joseph's5–13 .27811–19  .367 Duquesne1–16 .0596–24  .200 † 2022 A-10 tournament winner |
| 2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Duke16–4 .80032–7  .821 North Carolina15–5 .75029–10  .744 Notre Dame15–5 .75024–11  .686 Miami (FL)14–6 .70026–11  .703 Wake Forest13–7 .65025–10  .714 Virginia12–8 .60021–14  .600 Virginia Tech †11–9 .55023–13  .639 Florida State10–10 .50017–14  .548 Syracuse9–11 .45016–17  .485 Clemson8–12 .40017–16  .515 Louisville6–14 .30013–19  .406 Boston College6–14 .30013–20  .394 Pittsburgh6–14 .30011–21  .344 Georgia Tech5–15 .25012–20  .375 NC State4–16 .20011–21  .344 † 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 ASUN men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Liberty12–4 .75022–11  .667 Jacksonville11–5 .68821–10  .677 Florida Gulf Coast10–6 .62522–12  .647 Kennesaw State7–9 .43813–18  .419 North Florida7–9 .43811–20  .355 Stetson5–11 .31311–19  .367 West Jacksonville State^13–3 .81321–11  .656 Bellarmine* †11–5 .68820–13  .606 Central Arkansas7–9 .43811–20  .355 Lipscomb6–10 .37514–19  .424 Eastern Kentucky5–11 .31313–18  .419 North Alabama*2–14 .1259–21  .300 *Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ^Due to Bellarmine's ineligibility, the regular-season champions Jacksonville State took their NCAA tournament berth instead. † 2022 ASUN tournament winner | 2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Kansas †14–4 .77834–6  .850 No. 4 Baylor14–4 .77827–7  .794 No. 12 Texas Tech12–6 .66727–10  .730 No. 25 Texas10–8 .55622–12  .647 TCU8–10 .44421–13  .618 Oklahoma State*8–10 .44415–15  .500 Iowa State7–11 .38922–13  .629 Oklahoma7–11 .38919–16  .543 Kansas State6–12 .33314–17  .452 West Virginia4–14 .22216–17  .485 *Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA. † 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 13 Providence14–3 .82427–6  .818 No. 6 Villanova †16–4 .80030–8  .789 No. 21 UConn13–6 .68423–10  .697 Creighton12–7 .63223–12  .657 Seton Hall11–8 .57921–11  .656 Marquette11–8 .57919–13  .594 Xavier8–11 .42123–13  .639 St. John's8–11 .42117–15  .531 Butler6–14 .30014–19  .424 DePaul6–14 .30015–16  .484 Georgetown0–19 .0006–25  .194 † 2022 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Montana State †16–4 .80027–8  .771 Southern Utah14–6 .70023–12  .657 Northern Colorado13–7 .65022–16  .579 Weber State13–7 .65021–12  .636 Montana11–9 .55018–14  .563 Eastern Washington11–9 .55018–16  .529 Portland State10–10 .50014–17  .452 Sacramento State6–14 .30011–18  .379 Idaho6–14 .3009–22  .290 Idaho State5–15 .2507–23  .233 Northern Arizona5–15 .2509–23  .281 † Conference tournament winner | 2021–22 Big South men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Longwood †15–1 .93826–7  .788 Campbell8–8 .50016–13  .552 High Point7–9 .43814–18  .438 Radford7–9 .43811–18  .379 North Carolina A&T6–10 .37512–20  .375 Hampton5–11 .3139–19  .321 South Winthrop14–2 .87523–9  .719 Gardner–Webb11–5 .68818–13  .581 USC Upstate10–6 .62515–17  .469 UNC Asheville8–8 .50017–15  .531 Presbyterian4–12 .25012–20  .375 Charleston Southern1–15 .0636–25  .194 † 2022 Big South tournament winner |
| 2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Illinois15–5 .75023–10  .697 No. 14 Wisconsin15–5 .75025–8  .758 No. 10 Purdue14–6 .70029–8  .784 Rutgers12–8 .60018–14  .563 No. 16 Iowa †12–8 .60026–10  .722 Ohio State12–8 .60020–12  .625 Michigan State11–9 .55023–13  .639 Michigan11–9 .55019–15  .559 Indiana9–11 .45021–14  .600 Maryland7–13 .35015–17  .469 Penn State7–13 .35014–17  .452 Northwestern7–13 .35015–16  .484 Nebraska4–16 .20010–22  .313 Minnesota4–16 .20013–17  .433 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Long Beach State12–3 .80020–13  .606 Cal State Fullerton †11–4 .73321–11  .656 Hawai'i10–5 .66717–11  .607 UC Irvine9–5 .64315–10  .600 UC Santa Barbara8–5 .61517–11  .607 UC Riverside9–6 .60016–12  .571 UC Davis5–6 .45513–11  .542 UC San Diego*7–11 .38913–16  .448 Cal State Northridge3–13 .1887–23  .233 Cal State Bakersfield2–12 .1438–19  .296 Cal Poly2–12 .1437–21  .250 * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings † 2022 Big West tournament winner | 2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Middle Tennessee13–5 .72226–11  .703 Western Kentucky11–7 .61119–13  .594 Florida Atlantic11–7 .61119–15  .559 Charlotte10–8 .55617–14  .548 Old Dominion8–10 .44413–19  .406 FIU5–13 .27815–17  .469 Marshall4–14 .22212–21  .364 West North Texas16–2 .88925–7  .781 UAB †14–4 .77827–8  .771 Louisiana Tech12–6 .66724–10  .706 UTEP11–7 .61120–14  .588 Rice7–11 .38916–17  .485 UTSA3–15 .16710–22  .313 Southern Miss1–17 .0567–26  .212 † 2022 C-USA Tournament winner |
| 2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Towson15–3 .83325–9  .735 UNC Wilmington15–3 .83327–9  .750 Hofstra13–5 .72221–11  .656 Drexel10–8 .55615–14  .517 Delaware †10–8 .55622–13  .629 Charleston8–10 .44417–15  .531 Elon7–11 .38910–22  .313 James Madison*6–12 .33315–14  .517 William & Mary4–14 .2225–27  .156 Northeastern2–16 .1119–22  .290 *Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022 † 2022 CAA tournament winner | 2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cleveland State15–6 .71420–11  .645 Purdue Fort Wayne15–6 .71421–12  .636 Northern Kentucky14–6 .70020–12  .625 Wright State †15–7 .68222–14  .611 Oakland12–7 .63220–12  .625 Detroit Mercy10–7 .58814–15  .483 Youngstown State12–9 .57119–15  .559 UIC9–10 .47414–16  .467 Milwaukee8–14 .36410–22  .313 Robert Morris5–16 .2388–23  .258 Green Bay4–16 .2005–25  .167 IUPUI1–16 .0593–26  .103 † 2022 Horizon League tournament winner | 2021–22 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Princeton12–2 .85723–7  .767 Yale †11–3 .78619–12  .613 Penn9–5 .64312–16  .429 Cornell7–7 .50015–11  .577 Dartmouth6–8 .4299–16  .360 Harvard5–9 .35713–13  .500 Brown5–9 .35713–16  .448 Columbia1–13 .0714–22  .154 † 2022 Ivy League Tournament winner |
| 2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Iona17–3 .85025–8  .758 Saint Peter's †14–6 .70022–12  .647 Siena12–8 .60015–14  .517 Monmouth11–9 .55021–13  .618 Niagara9–11 .45014–16  .467 Marist9–11 .45014–16  .467 Fairfield8–12 .40015–18  .455 Manhattan8–12 .40015–15  .500 Rider8–12 .40014–19  .424 Canisius7–13 .35011–21  .344 Quinnipiac7–13 .35014–17  .452 † 2022 MAAC tournament winner | 2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Toledo17–3 .85026–8  .765 Kent State16–4 .80023–11  .676 Ohio14–6 .70025–10  .714 Akron †14–6 .70024–10  .706 Buffalo13–6 .68419–11  .633 Ball State9–10 .47414–17  .452 Miami (OH)8–12 .40014–18  .438 Central Michigan6–12 .3337–23  .233 Bowling Green6–14 .30013–18  .419 Northern Illinois6–14 .3009–21  .300 Eastern Michigan5–15 .25010–21  .323 Western Michigan4–16 .2008–23  .258 † 2022 MAC tournament winner | 2021–22 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Norfolk State †12–2 .85724–7  .774 Howard9–5 .64316–13  .552 North Carolina Central8–5 .61516–15  .516 Morgan State7–6 .53813–15  .464 South Carolina State7–7 .50015–16  .484 Maryland Eastern Shore6–8 .42911–16  .407 Coppin State6–8 .4299–23  .281 Delaware State0–14 .0002–26  .071 † 2022 MEAC tournament winner |
| 2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Iowa14–4 .77820–12  .625 Missouri State13–5 .72223–11  .676 Drake13–5 .72225–11  .694 Loyola Chicago †13–5 .72225–8  .758 Bradley11–7 .61117–14  .548 Southern Illinois9–9 .50016–14  .533 Valparaiso6–12 .33314–18  .438 Illinois State5–13 .27813–20  .394 Indiana State4–14 .22211–20  .355 Evansville2–16 .1116–24  .200 † 2022 MVC tournament winner | 2021–22 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 23 Boise State †15–3 .83327–8  .771 No. 24 Colorado State14–4 .77825–6  .806 San Diego State13–4 .76523–9  .719 Wyoming13–5 .72225–9  .735 UNLV10–8 .55618–14  .563 Fresno State8–9 .47123–13  .639 Utah State8–10 .44418–16  .529 Nevada6–12 .33313–18  .419 New Mexico5–12 .29413–19  .406 Air Force4–13 .23511–18  .379 San Jose State1–17 .0568–23  .258 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Bryant †16–2 .88922–10  .688 Wagner15–3 .83321–6  .778 LIU12–6 .66716–14  .533 Merrimack*10–8 .55614–16  .467 Mount St. Mary's9–9 .50014–16  .467 St. Francis Brooklyn7–11 .38910–20  .333 Sacred Heart6–12 .33310–20  .333 Saint Francis (PA)5–13 .2789–21  .300 Central Connecticut5–13 .2788–24  .250 Fairleigh Dickinson5–13 .2784–22  .154 * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2022 NEC tournament winner |
| 2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 20 Murray State †18–0 1.00031–3  .912 Belmont15–3 .83325–8  .758 Morehead State13–5 .72223–11  .676 Southeast Missouri State8–9 .47114–18  .438 Tennessee State8–10 .44414–18  .438 Austin Peay8–10 .44412–17  .414 Tennessee Tech7–10 .41211–21  .344 SIU Edwardsville5–13 .27811–21  .344 UT Martin4–14 .2228–22  .267 Eastern Illinois3–15 .1675–26  .161 † 2022 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Arizona †18–2 .90033–4  .892 No. 11 UCLA15–5 .75027–8  .771 No. 22 USC14–6 .70026–8  .765 Colorado12–8 .60021–12  .636 Oregon11–9 .55020–15  .571 Washington11–9 .55017–15  .531 Washington State11–9 .55022–15  .595 Arizona State10–10 .50014–17  .452 Stanford8–12 .40016–16  .500 California5–15 .25012–20  .375 Utah4–16 .20011–20  .355 Oregon State1–19 .0503–28  .097 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colgate †16–2 .88923–12  .657 Navy12–6 .66721–11  .656 Boston University11–7 .61122–13  .629 Lehigh10–8 .55613–19  .406 Army9–9 .50015–16  .484 Loyola8–10 .44414–16  .467 Holy Cross7–11 .3899–22  .290 Lafayette7–11 .38910–20  .333 Bucknell5–13 .2789–23  .281 American5–13 .27810–22  .313 † 2022 Patriot League tournament winner |
| 2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 14 Auburn15–3 .83328–6  .824 No. 16 Kentucky14–4 .77826–8  .765 No. 15 Tennessee †14–4 .77827–8  .771 No. 8 Arkansas13–5 .72228–9  .757 LSU9–9 .50022–12  .647 Alabama9–9 .50019–14  .576 South Carolina9–9 .50018–13  .581 Texas A&M9–9 .50027–13  .675 Florida9–9 .50020–14  .588 Mississippi State8–10 .44418–16  .529 Vanderbilt7–11 .38919–17  .528 Missouri5–13 .27812–21  .364 Ole Miss4–14 .22213–19  .406 Georgia1–17 .0566–26  .188 † 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Alcorn State14–4 .77817–17  .500 Texas Southern †13–5 .72219–13  .594 Southern12–6 .66717–14  .548 Florida A&M11–7 .61113–17  .433 Alabama A&M10–8 .55612–18  .400 Grambling State9–9 .50012–20  .375 Jackson State9–9 .50011–19  .367 Prairie View A&M8–10 .4448–19  .296 Alabama State8–10 .4449–21  .300 Bethune–Cookman7–11 .3899–21  .300 Arkansas–Pine Bluff5–13 .2787–24  .226 Mississippi Valley State2–16 .1112–26  .071 † 2022 SWAC tournament winner | 2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Chattanooga †14–4 .77827–8  .771 Furman12–6 .66722–12  .647 Samford10–8 .55621–11  .656 Wofford10–8 .55619–13  .594 VMI9–9 .50016–16  .500 UNC Greensboro9–9 .50017–15  .531 Mercer8–10 .44416–17  .485 East Tennessee State7–11 .38915–17  .469 The Citadel6–12 .33313–17  .433 Western Carolina5–13 .27811–21  .344 † 2022 SoCon Tournament winner |
| 2021–22 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Nicholls11–3 .78621–12  .636 Southeastern Louisiana10–4 .71419–15  .559 New Orleans10–4 .71418–14  .563 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †7–7 .50023–12  .657 Houston Baptist6–8 .42911–18  .379 Northwestern State5–9 .3579–23  .281 McNeese State4–10 .28611–22  .333 Incarnate Word3–11 .2147–25  .219 † 2022 Southland tournament winner | 2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Dakota State †18–0 1.00030–5  .857 North Dakota State13–5 .72223–10  .697 Kansas City12–6 .66719–12  .613 Oral Roberts12–6 .66719–12  .613 South Dakota11–7 .61119–12  .613 Western Illinois7–11 .38916–16  .500 Denver7–11 .38911–21  .344 St. Thomas *4–14 .22210–20  .333 Omaha4–14 .2225–25  .167 North Dakota2–16 .1116–25  .194 * Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † 2022 Summit League tournament winner | 2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas State12–3 .80021–8  .724 Appalachian State12–6 .66719–15  .559 Georgia State †9–5 .64318–11  .621 Troy10–6 .62520–12  .625 South Alabama9–7 .56321–12  .636 Arkansas State8–7 .53318–11  .621 Coastal Carolina8–8 .50019–14  .576 Louisiana8–9 .47116–15  .516 UT Arlington7–10 .41211–18  .379 Georgia Southern5–11 .31313–16  .448 Louisiana–Monroe5–13 .27813–18  .419 Little Rock3–11 .2149–19  .321 † 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner |
| 2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Mexico State †14–4 .77827–7  .794 Seattle14–4 .77823–9  .719 Stephen F. Austin14–4 .77822–10  .688 Grand Canyon13–5 .72223–8  .742 Sam Houston State13–5 .72219–14  .576 Abilene Christian11–7 .61125–11  .694 Utah Valley10–8 .55620–12  .625 Tarleton State*9–9 .50014–17  .452 California Baptist*7–11 .38918–16  .529 Dixie State*6–12 .33313–17  .433 Texas–Rio Grande Valley3–15 .1678–23  .258 Chicago State3–15 .1677–25  .219 Lamar0–18 .0002–27  .069 * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † 2022 WAC tournament winner | 2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Gonzaga †13–1 .92928–4  .875 No. 18 Saint Mary's12–3 .80026–8  .765 Santa Clara10–5 .66721–12  .636 San Francisco10–6 .62524–10  .706 BYU9–6 .60024–11  .686 Portland7–7 .50019–15  .559 San Diego7–9 .43815–16  .484 Pacific3–11 .2148–22  .267 Loyola Marymount3–12 .20011–18  .379 Pepperdine1–15 .0637–25  .219 † 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |

## Postseason
### Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 5 or more spots below its defeated opponent.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Region | Round |
| March 17 | Michigan (#11) | 75–63 | Colorado State (#6) | South | First round |
| March 17 | Richmond (#12) | 67–63 | Iowa (#5) | Midwest | First round |
| March 17 | New Mexico State (#12) | 70–63 | UConn (#5) | West | First round |
| March 17 | Saint Peter's (#15) | 85–79$^{OT}$ | Kentucky (#2) | East | First round |
| March 18 | Notre Dame (#11) | 78–64 | Alabama (#6) | West | First round |
| March 18 | Iowa State (#11) | 59–54 | LSU (#6) | Midwest | First round |
| March 19 | North Carolina (#8) | 93–86$^{OT}$ | Baylor (#1) | East | Second round |
| March 19 | Saint Peter's (#15) | 70–60 | Murray State (#7) | East | Second round |
| March 19 | Michigan (#11) | 76–68 | Tennessee (#3) | South | Second round |
| March 20 | Iowa State (#11) | 54–49 | Wisconsin (#3) | Midwest | Second round |
| March 20 | Miami (FL) (#10) | 79–61 | Auburn (#2) | Midwest | Second round |
| March 25 | Saint Peter's (#15) | 67–64 | Purdue (#3) | East | Sweet 16 |
| April 2 | North Carolina (#8) | 81–77 | Duke (#2) | East | Final Four |
* ↑ Entered the game as the betting favorite in Las Vegas sports books.

## Award winners
### 2022 Consensus All-Americans

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Ochai Agbaji | G | Senior | Kansas |
| Kofi Cockburn | C | Junior | Illinois |
| Johnny Davis | G/F | Sophomore | Wisconsin |
| Keegan Murray | F | Sophomore | Iowa |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | F | Junior | Kentucky |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Paolo Banchero | F | Freshman | Duke |
| Chet Holmgren | F | Freshman | Gonzaga |
| Jaden Ivey | G | Sophomore | Purdue |
| Bennedict Mathurin | G | Sophomore | Arizona |
| Jabari Smith | F | Freshman | Auburn |
| Drew Timme | F | Junior | Gonzaga |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* Naismith Award: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* NABC Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Jabari Smith, Auburn
* NABC Freshman of the Year: Jabari Smith, Auburn

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
* NABC Coach of the Year: Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Ed Cooley, Providence
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Ed Cooley, Providence

### Other major awards

* Naismith Starting Five:
** Bob Cousy Award (best point guard): Collin Gillespie, Villanova
** Jerry West Award (best shooting guard): Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
** Julius Erving Award (best small forward): Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
** Karl Malone Award (best power forward): Keegan Murray, Iowa
** Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (best center): Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* Pete Newell Big Man Award (best big man): Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Walker Kessler, Auburn
* Naismith Defensive Player of the Year: Walker Kessler, Auburn
* Lute Olson Award: Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
* Senior CLASS Award (top senior on and off the court): Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Collin Gillespie, Villanova
* Haggerty Award (top player in NYC metro area): Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
* Ben Jobe Award (top minority coach): Kelvin Sampson, Houston
* Hugh Durham Award (top mid-major coach): Robert Jones, Norfolk State
* Jim Phelan Award (top head coach): Mark Adams, Texas Tech
* Lefty Driesell Award (top defensive player): KC Ndefo, Saint Peter's
* Lou Henson Award (top mid-major player): Malachi Smith, Chattanooga
* Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (coach with moral character): Jay McAuley, Wofford
* Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): Ben Vander Plas, Ohio
* Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Michael Savarino, Duke
* Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award: Andrew Jones, Texas (shared with Justin Hardy of Division III Washington (MO))

## Coaching changes

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Alabama A&M | Dylan Howard | | Otis Hughley | Alabama A&M parted ways with Howard on March 22, 2022 after four seasons and a 31–76 record. Otis Hughley Jr. was named the new head coach of the Bulldogs on April 18. |
| Alabama State | Mo Williams | | Tony Madlock | Williams resigned on March 9, 2022 after two seasons and a 13–35 record at Alabama State. South Carolina State head coach Madlock was hired by the Hornets on April 11. |
| Ball State | James Whitford | | Michael Lewis | Ball State announced on March 14, 2022 that Whitford will not return, finishing his nine-year tenure with a 131–148 record. UCLA assistant coach Lewis was hired by the Cardinals on March 25. |
| Butler | LaVall Jordan | | Thad Matta | Butler fired Jordan on April 1, 2022 after five seasons, in which the Bulldogs went 83–74 with only one NCAA tournament appearance, and went 14–19 this year despite bringing back almost everyone from last year's roster. Former Butler head coach Matta, who was serving as associate athletic director at Indiana, was brought back on April 3. |
| Chattanooga | Lamont Paris | | Dan Earl | Paris left Chattanooga after five seasons to accept the South Carolina job on March 24, 2022. The Mocs hired Dan Earl from conference foe VMI as their next head coach on March 31. |
| The Citadel | Duggar Baucom | | Ed Conroy | The Citadel parted ways with Baucom on March 10, 2022 after a 77–136 record in seven seasons. Vanderbilt associate head coach Conroy, a Citadel alum who previously served as head coach of the Bulldogs from 2006 to 2010, was hired as his replacement on March 23. |
| Cleveland State | Dennis Gates | | Daniyal Robinson | Gates left Cleveland State on March 22, 2022 after three seasons for the Missouri head coaching job. Iowa State assistant Robinson was hired by the Vikings on April 5. |
| Davidson | Bob McKillop | | Matt McKillop | Bob McKillop announced his retirement on June 17, 2022, effective immediately. During his 33 seasons at Davidson, McKillop had a record of 634–380, with by far the most wins in program history; led the Wildcats to 10 NCAA tournament appearances, 15 regular-season conference titles (13 in the Southern Conference, 2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference), and 8 conference tournament titles (7 SoCon, 1 A-10); and was a conference coach of the year 11 times (9 SoCon, 2 A-10). His son Matt, a former Davidson player who had been on his staff since 2008 and had been his top assistant since 2016, was named as his successor. |
| Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | | Jon Scheyer | Krzyzewski announced on June 2, 2021 that he would retire after the 2021–22 season, his 42nd at Duke. The university announced that former Blue Devils player and current top assistant Scheyer would succeed Krzyzewski. |
| East Carolina | Joe Dooley | | Michael Schwartz | ECU fired Dooley, who was in his second stint as head coach, on March 11, 2022 after four seasons and a 44–67 record. The Pirates hired Tennessee assistant Schwartz as his replacement on March 16. |
| Elon | Mike Schrage | | Billy Taylor | Schrage resigned from Elon on April 5, 2022 after three seasons to become an assistant coach at Duke. Iowa assistant Taylor was hired by the Phoenix on April 15. |
| Evansville | Todd Lickliter | | David Ragland | Evansville fired Lickliter, along with his entire coaching staff, on May 5, 2022 after 2-plus seasons and a 15–53 record. Butler assistant coach and Evansville native Ragland was hired by the Purple Aces on May 24. |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Greg Herenda | | Tobin Anderson | FDU parted ways with Herenda on April 25, 2022 after nine seasons and a 105–164 record, including going 24–56 the last three seasons after making the NCAA tournament in 2019. Tobin Anderson, head coach at D2 St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) the past 9 seasons, was hired by the Knights on May 2. |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Fly | | Pat Chambers | FGCU parted ways with Fly on March 5, 2022 after four seasons and a 55–58 record. However, since the Eagles were invited to the inaugural TBC tournament, he was allowed to coach them during the tournament. Former Penn State head coach Chambers was hired by the school on March 14. |
| Florida | Mike White | Al Pinkins | Todd Golden | White left Florida on March 13, 2022 after seven seasons to take the opening at conference rival Georgia. Associate head coach Pinkins was named as interim head coach for Florida's postseason (ultimately the NIT). On March 18, the Gators hired San Francisco head coach Golden as the permanent replacement. |
| Fordham | Kyle Neptune | | Keith Urgo | Neptune left Fordham on April 20, 2022 after a single season to return to his previous employer of Villanova as their new head coach. The Rams promoted associate head coach Urgo on April 28. |
| George Washington | Jamion Christian | | Chris Caputo | GW parted ways with Christian on March 14, 2022 after three seasons and a 29–50 overall record. On April 1, Miami assistant coach Chris Caputo was named the new head coach of the Colonials. |
| Georgia | Tom Crean | | Mike White | Georgia fired Crean on March 10, 2022 after four seasons. Under Crean, the Bulldogs were 47–75 overall, including a 6–26 record this season. Three days later, White was hired from conference rival Florida. |
| Georgia State | Rob Lanier | | Jonas Hayes | Lanier left Georgia State on March 27, 2022 after three seasons to accept the SMU head coaching job. Xavier assistant coach Jonas Hayes, who led the Musketeers to the NIT Championship as the interim head coach, was hired by the Panthers on April 6. |
| High Point | Tubby Smith | | G. G. Smith | The elder Smith announced his resignation on February 16, 2022 after 3½ seasons at his alma mater, with his son and Panthers associate head coach G. G. taking over. |
| Illinois State | Dan Muller | Brian Jones | Ryan Pedon | Illinois State initially announced on February 13, 2022 that Muller would not return as head coach in 2022–23, but would continue to coach the team through the end of the 2021–22 season. However, the following day, Muller informed the university that he was stepping down as head coach effective immediately, as he did not want to become a distraction to his players. Associate HC Brian Jones was subsequently named as interim head coach. Muller, a member of the school's Hall of Fame as a Redbirds player, was 167–150 overall in ten-plus seasons at ISU and 11–15 overall and 4–9 in conference play this season at the time of the announcement. On March 4, Ohio State assistant Pedon was named as the permanent replacement. |
| Jackson State | Wayne Brent | | Mo Williams | Brent announced on March 4, 2022 that he would retire at the end of the season, his ninth at Jackson State. Jackson, MS native and former Alabama State head coach Williams was hired by the Tigers on March 14. |
| Kansas City | Billy Donlon | | Marvin Menzies | Donlon and UMKC mutually agreed to part ways on April 21, 2022 after three seasons and a 46–39 record. Former New Mexico State and UNLV head coach Menzies was hired by the Roos on April 26. |
| Kansas State | Bruce Weber | | Jerome Tang | On March 10, 2022, Weber announced his resignation from his position at Kansas State. Weber amassed a 184–147 overall record, including an 82–98 mark in Big 12 play during his ten-year tenure with the Wildcats. On March 21, longtime Baylor assistant Jerome Tang was hired as the new head coach. |
| Lafayette | Fran O'Hanlon | | Mike Jordan | O'Hanlon, the winningest head coach in Patriot League history, announced on January 21, 2022 that he would retire at the end of the season after 27 years at Lafayette. Colgate assistant coach Jordan was hired by the Leopards on March 29. |
| La Salle | Ashley Howard | | Fran Dunphy | La Salle fired Howard on March 21, 2022 after four seasons and a 45–71 record. Former Penn and Temple head coach and La Salle alum Fran Dunphy was hired by the Explorers on April 5. |
| LIU | Derek Kellogg | | Rod Strickland | LIU fired Kellogg on June 30, 2022, after 5 seasons and replaced him with Strickland, who was serving as program director of NBA G League Ignite. |
| Louisiana Tech | Eric Konkol | | Talvin Hester | Konkol left Louisiana Tech on March 21, 2022 after seven seasons to accept the Tulsa head coaching job. Texas Tech assistant Hester, who was an assistant coach with the Bulldogs from 2018 to 2021, was hired on March 28. |
| Louisville | Chris Mack | Mike Pegues | Kenny Payne | Mack and Louisville agreed to an immediate separation finalized on January 26, 2022. Mack, in his fourth season at Louisville, had led the Cardinals to an NCAA tournament berth in his first season in 2019 and missed out on a second berth due to COVID-19, but the Cardinals failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2021. In 2021–22, he was suspended for the first six games due to his alleged involvement in NCAA violations, and the Cardinals went 6–8 after his return amid speculation that he had lost the locker room. Top assistant Pegues, who had taken over for Mack during his suspension, was named interim head coach. Payne, a New York Knicks assistant and former Cardinals player, was officially announced as the permanent replacement on March 18. |
| LSU | Will Wade | Kevin Nickelberry | Matt McMahon | LSU fired Wade on March 12, 2022, four days after receiving a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accused Wade of five Level I violations of NCAA rules. While Wade was 108–54 in five seasons at LSU, his entire tenure took place in the shadow of the late-2010s federal investigation into recruiting-related corruption in D-I men's basketball. Top assistant Nickelberry was named interim head coach for the 2022 postseason. The Tigers hired Murray State's Matt McMahon as their new head coach on March 21. |
| Maine | Richard Barron | Jai Steadman | Chris Markwood | Maine and Barron mutually agreed to part ways on February 17, 2022 after 3½ seasons, in which the Bears went 21–75 overall. Assistant coach Steadman was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. Boston College assistant and Maine alum Markwood was named the permanent replacement on March 21. |
| Maryland | Mark Turgeon | Danny Manning | Kevin Willard | Turgeon resigned on December 4, 2021. Even though he had led the Terrapins to a 226–116 overall record in his ten-plus seasons, with five NCAA tournament appearances in the previous seven seasons, the Terrapins had finished in the Big Ten's top four only once in the past four seasons, and struggled to a 5–3 start in 2021–22. Manning, who had been hired as a Maryland assistant in 2020, was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. Seton Hall head coach Willard was hired by the school on March 21, 2022. |
| Miami (OH) | Jack Owens | | Travis Steele | Miami and Owens mutually agreed to part ways on March 23, 2022 after five seasons, in which the Redhawks went 70–83 with one winning season. Former Xavier head coach Travis Steele was hired by the school on March 31. |
| Milwaukee | Pat Baldwin | | Bart Lundy | Milwaukee fired Baldwin on March 2, 2022 after five seasons and a 57–92 overall record. Bart Lundy, head coach at Division II Queens College (NC) the past 9 years, was hired by the Panthers on March 19. |
| Mississippi State | Ben Howland | | Chris Jans | Mississippi State fired Howland on March 17, 2022, the day after the Bulldogs' season ended with a first-round NIT loss. Howland, who had taken UCLA to three Final Fours, was unable to duplicate that success at State, only leading the Bulldogs to one NCAA tournament appearance in seven seasons. While the Bulldogs were 134–98 overall during Howland's tenure, they were 59–67 in the SEC and never finished higher than fourth in the conference. Jans, previously head coach at New Mexico State, was officially announced as Howland's replacement on March 20. |
| Mississippi Valley State | Lindsey Hunter | | George Ivory | Hunter resigned from MVSU on March 11, 2022 after three seasons and a 7–75 record. Delta Devils assistant Ivory was promoted to head coach three days later. |
| Missouri | Cuonzo Martin | | Dennis Gates | Martin was fired on March 11, 2022 after five seasons at Missouri, in which the Tigers were 78–77 overall. Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates was hired as Martin's replacement on March 22. |
| Murray State | Matt McMahon | | Steve Prohm | McMahon left Murray State after seven seasons to accept the LSU job on March 21, 2022. Steve Prohm, the man that McMahon took over for in 2015, was re-hired by the Racers on March 25. |
| New Mexico State | Chris Jans | | Greg Heiar | Jans left New Mexico State on March 20, 2022 after five seasons for the Mississippi State opening. Heiar was hired by the Aggies on March 27, less than two weeks after having coached Northwest Florida State to the NJCAA Division I national title. |
| North Carolina A&T | Willie Jones | Phillip Shumpert | Monté Ross | Jones was fired from N.C A&T on August 18, 2022, although athletic director Earl Hilton would not comment on the specifics of Jones's firing. He had two years remaining on a four-year contract (through the 2023–24 season) that paid him a base salary of $194,750. Hilton said that Jones would be paid for 12 more months. Phillip Shumpert, an assistant coach, was appointed to lead the team in 2022–23. North Carolina A&T stated they would conduct a search for the new full-time head coach after the coming season. Jones went 37–35, including 24–15 against league opponents, after he took over for Jay Joyner in December 2019. After the season ended, Temple assistant and former Delaware head coach Ross was hired by the Aggies on April 10, 2023. |
| Northwestern State | Mike McConathy | | Corey Gipson | McConathy retired on March 14, 2022 after 23 seasons at Northwestern State, finishing with 330 wins. Missouri State associate head coach Gipson was hired by the Demons a week later. |
| Omaha | Derrin Hansen | | Chris Crutchfield | Omaha fired Hansen on March 6, 2022 after 17 seasons, including the Mavericks' transition from Division II to Division I, and a 253–260 overall record. On March 18, Oregon assistant coach and Omaha alum Crutchfield was hired as the new head coach. |
| Rhode Island | David Cox | | Archie Miller | Cox was fired on March 11, 2022 after four seasons at Rhode Island, in which the Rams went 64–55 with no postseason appearances. It was reported on March 16 that the Rams were finalizing a deal with former Dayton and Indiana head coach Archie Miller to be their new head coach, which became official two days later. |
| Sacramento State | Brian Katz | Brandon Laird | David Patrick | Katz, citing health reasons, announced his retirement on November 5, 2021 after 13 seasons at Sacramento State. Current associate head coach Brandon Laird served as the interim head coach of the Hornets for the 2021–22 season. On April 5, 2022, Oklahoma associate head coach David Patrick was named the new coach of Sacramento State. |
| Saint Peter's | Shaheen Holloway | | Bashir Mason | After the Peacocks' historic Elite Eight run as a 15 seed, Holloway departed Saint Peter's on March 30, 2022 after four seasons to accept the head coaching job at his alma mater of Seton Hall, where he was an assistant from 2010 to 2018. Wagner head coach Mason, a native of Saint Peter's home of Jersey City, was hired as his replacement on April 12. |
| San Diego | Sam Scholl | | Steve Lavin | San Diego announced on March 6, 2022 that Scholl would not return as head coach, ending his four-year tenure at his alma mater with a 50–66 overall record. Former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin was hired by the Toreros on April 6. |
| San Francisco | Todd Golden | | Chris Gerlufsen | Golden left San Francisco on March 18, 2022 after three seasons for the Florida head coaching job. The Dons promoted associate head coach Gerlufsen that same day. |
| Seattle | Jim Hayford | Chris Victor | Chris Victor | Hayford, who was set to begin his 5th season at Seattle, resigned on November 11, 2021, less than a week after he was placed on administrative leave and a report was published that he had twice repeated racial slurs. Redhawk assistant coach Victor was initially named as interim head coach for the season, but on March 1, 2022, Seattle removed the interim tag from Victor and officially named him head coach. |
| Seton Hall | Kevin Willard | | Shaheen Holloway | Willard left Seton Hall on March 20, 2022 after 12 seasons for the Maryland head coaching job. Saint Peter's head coach and fellow Seton Hall alum Shaheen Holloway, who led the Peacocks to a miracle Elite Eight run as a 15 seed in this year's NCAA tournament, was hired as the school's next head coach on March 30. Holloway previously served as an assistant coach for the Pirates from 2010 to 2018 prior to taking the Saint Peter's job. |
| SMU | Tim Jankovich | | Rob Lanier | Jankovich announced his retirement on March 22, 2022 after six seasons at SMU and 17 overall. The Mustangs hired Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier as their next head coach on March 27. |
| South Carolina | Frank Martin | | Lamont Paris | South Carolina fired Martin on March 14, 2022 after ten seasons, in which the Gamecocks went 171–147 overall with only one NCAA tournament appearance (a Final Four run in 2017). The school officially hired Chattanooga's Lamont Paris as their next head coach on March 24. |
| South Carolina State | Tony Madlock | | Erik Martin | Madlock left SC State on April 11, 2022 after one season for the Alabama State head coaching job. After a 3-month search, the Bulldogs hired West Virginia assistant Martin on July 11. |
| South Dakota | Todd Lee | | Eric Peterson | South Dakota parted ways with Lee on March 10, 2022 after four seasons and a 66–52 record. Utah assistant coach Peterson, a former assistant with the Coyotes from 2014 to 2018, was hired on March 15. |
| Tulsa | Frank Haith | | Eric Konkol | Haith announced his resignation from Tulsa on March 12, 2022. Under his eight-year tenure, the Golden Hurricane went 138–108 overall, but this season was the team's first 20-loss season since 2005. On March 21, Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol was named the new coach at the school. |
| UMass | Matt McCall | | Frank Martin | UMass announced on March 1, 2022 that McCall would not return as head coach after the season. McCall, who was in his fifth season at UMass, was 58–81 overall and 28–52 in the Atlantic 10. The Minutemen's only winning season under his tenure was 2020–21, when they were 8–7 overall and 6–4 in conference in a COVID-19-shortened campaign. At the time of the announcement, UMass was 12–16 (5–11 A-10) with two regular-season games remaining after a February 28 loss to Fordham. Former South Carolina and Kansas State head coach Martin was hired on March 25. |
| Villanova | Jay Wright | | Kyle Neptune | Wright announced his retirement on April 20, 2022 after 21 seasons and a 520–197 record at Villanova, including four Final Four appearances and two national titles with the Wildcats. Neptune, who served ten total seasons on Wright's staff, with eight as an assistant, before leaving in 2021 to become Fordham head coach, was announced as Wright's successor. |
| VMI | Dan Earl | | Andrew Wilson | Earl left VMI after seven seasons to accept the Chattanooga job on March 31, 2022. James Madison assistant coach Wilson was named the new head coach of the Keydets on April 11. |
| Wagner | Bashir Mason | | Donald Copeland | Mason left Wagner on April 12, 2022 after ten seasons for the Saint Peter's head coaching job. Seton Hall assistant Copeland was hired by the Seahawks on April 21. |
| Weber State | Randy Rahe | | Eric Duft | Rahe, the program's winningest head coach with 316 wins, announced his retirement on May 16, 2022 after 16 seasons and was succeeded by Wildcat assistant Duft. |
| Western Michigan | Clayton Bates | | Dwayne Stephens | Western Michigan parted ways with Bates on March 7, 2022 after a 13–39 overall record in two seasons. Longtime Michigan State associate head coach Stephens was hired by the Broncos on April 4. |
| Xavier | Travis Steele | Jonas Hayes | Sean Miller | Xavier and Steele mutually agreed to part ways on March 16, 2022 after four seasons at the school with a 70–50 record and no NCAA Tournament appearances. The move came a day after the Musketeers defeated Cleveland State in the first round of the NIT. Assistant coach Hayes served as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the NIT (which Xavier ultimately won). On March 19, Sean Miller, who was head coach at X from 2004 to 2009 before leaving for Arizona, was re-hired by the school. |